Bibliograph

Touching a nerve, the self as brain, Patricia S. Churchland

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Touching a nerve, the self as brain, Patricia S. Churchland

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-291) and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Touching a nerve

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

829446052

Responsibility statement

Patricia S. Churchland

Sub title

the self as brain

Summary

What happens when we accept that everything we feel and think stems not from an immaterial spirit but from electrical and chemical activity in our brains? In this thought-provoking narrative<U+2014>drawn from professional expertise as well as personal life experiences<U+2014>trailblazing neurophilosopher Patricia S. Churchland grounds the philosophy of mind in the essential ingredients of biology. She reflects with humor on how she came to harmonize science and philosophy, the mind and the brain, abstract ideals and daily life

Table Of Contents

Me, myself, and my brain -- Soul searching -- My heavens -- The brains behind morality -- Aggression and sex -- Such a lovely war -- Free will, habits, and self-control -- Hidden cognition -- The conscious life examined -- Balancing act -- Notes -- Index

Target audience

adult

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Creator